[Anthony]

Ok Guys,

What do you have in your home defense arsenal?

What is the primary scenario you plan for?

Please include both firearms and other equipment you keep ready (e.g., guns, dogs, security, etc.)?

[einnor1040]

Guns? What guns? I sold all mine. Isn't that what the police are for?
:rolleyes:

[Skunkabilly]

9mm, 12ga, cell phone, call for reinforcements.

[CAP]

9mm, Streamlight, dog, cell phone, 12ga, .223.
Wife
and some ammo and knives too.

[longtom4570]

G36 .45, 12ga, surefire light oh ya and cell phone for clean up:evil:

[Shane]

Dog.

He a nice dog, 55 lbs of licking in the face and wagging tail (Labrador-Border Collie X). Even so, he WILL BARK if someone tries to break in. I doubt he'll bite though, which is fine with me since I don't want him in harms way anyway. A warning bark and I'll baricade myself in one room, call the police, and hope the police come before the BG comes in the room I'm in. If not, I have a Remington HD shotgun loaded with 02 birdshot (Fed Personal Defense Load), and a .357 magnum at the ready. The revolver is a backup, if the 12 gauge runs out of ammo, breaks a firing pin, or jams the .357 magnum is a last ditch gun.

[Brian Dale]

Sorry, I don't have an arsenal.

It's a pet peeve of mine. An arsenal is a government facility where weapons are manufactured, stored, repaired and such.

I've got some long guns in the house, though. 12ga. with dove loads for indoor HD. Pheasant loads in wintertime. Slugs within reach. There have been home-invasion robberies here. Fewer since a local guy tagged a couple of BGs with his AR, though.

[DorGunR]

Two very mean Jindo dogs, WIFE and Colt 1911 in .45 ACP in case they get past her.:D

[Quartus]

Quad mount .50s at the top of the stairs.


:D

[C.R.Sam]

Probably adequate.
With decent defence perimeter.

Sam

[Tady45]

HUM... I see a lot of 12ga...I have been thinking on getting one, to add to my H&K45 and Mini 14. With so many, what is the best? If "best" is a good word...I want a shorter model, with the biggest capacity? Any ideas?


Larry

[mgjohn]

Security system

2 Rotties

Attack cat

Glock 21

CAR 15

Benelli

Cold Steel Battle Ax

Surefire light

Gear vest

Misc handguns here and there in the house

Standard carry weapons

[Sportcat]

ADT system

Dowel rods in windows

Master bedroom door locked

Attack poodle

Surefire

Beretta 92

Cell phone

[DamnedDirtyApe]

My side of the bed: Glock 20 with Doubletap 165 Golden Sabers (1440 fps)
Passenger side: Springfield MilSpec 1911A1 with 200 grain +P Gold Dots.

In nearby closet: SKS with Wolf 122 grain HP's, Benelli Nova with 00 Buck.

On top of large bedroom dresser: 1943 SA Garand with three loaded clips.

In living room gun closet: Armalite M15A2 with 20 Winchester Q3131A's, Winchester 1943 M1 Carbine with 15 Federal softpoints.

Sheriffs patrol around here (very rural) on a random 20-hour-per-week contract. A 911 call gets answered between 10 and 30 minutes.

I ain't waiting.

[Ala Dan]

State Of The Art Security System

3 Land-Sharks

2 Terrified Females

Several Hand Cannons

12 gague Shotgun

Rechargeable Mag-Lite

Several Baseball Bat's

Peerless Hinged Handcuffs

Riot Baton

Um, U think thats enough?


Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

[goon]

A few strategically placed home-made explosive devices.
Trust me...
When I tell you to stay off the black tiles in the kitchen, you had better listen.:D

Suffice it to say that I have something semi-automatic that holds lots and lots of 123gr bullets, followed by something semi-automatic that holds lots and lots of 115gr JHP's.
If they get past those, I fix the bayonet on my Mosin-Nagant and teach them about what makes the green grass grow.;)

[DMK]

Guns, lots and lots of guns.

That reminds me, I need to buy some ammo....

[sm]

I have stuff and have a plan.

I also have that big rope in event of fire since I'm 3rd level, front blocked...alley-oop down the back into the woods, name of the game is to survive.

[Norton]

Well, if they get past the turret mounted .50s on the roof and the infamous tactical kitty, they can meet my .38 special loaded with Federal Hyda-Shoks, followed by the USP9 and the SKS.

If I have about thirty minutes of warning so that I can get the darn thing loaded, I can turn the Navy Model 1851 loose on them:D

[Black Snowman]

Live on a dead-end street in a decent neigborhood. Lighting outside at night including always-on and motion detectors. Cell phone and a roomate who had about the opposite schedule as I do so people are constantly comming and going.

If, in spite of all that, someone is stupid enough to pull something right next to my bed is a Bushmaster M17S with two 30 round mags full of 55gr HP Wolf ammo, dot sight and irons for back-up.

[cool45auto]

Vertec w/M3 on my side, Bersa .380 on her side. SKS close at hand.

[madmike]

Gail's right eye is bad, so she has a post-ban AR shorty with EOTech Holosight, muzzle brake and A-1 length stock. Backup is a .410 single shot (until we get a 20 gauge auto) and a Taurus .357 snub.

I have a 20" pre-ban AR with stock sights and LOOONG stock for lanky bastards like me, a couple of 1911s and a Grendel .380. Backup is a Remington 870 with an 8 round tube and 20" barrel.

Morrigan is almost 6, but has a Crickett .22 and can use the Taurus 92 or a 10-22 with both hands and a rest.

Scenarios:

Someone comes in the back, face full of buckshot.

Someone knocks in the front door, torso full of 5.56.

Someone comes at us on the street or while traveling, as much .357, .45 or .380 as it takes to make them be a good boy.

TEOTWAWKI: We pack up and head for our buddy's nowhere places. Got two. Both VERY secure, remote enough not to be found, and accessible by road if you know how to drive.

Every vehicle has a fire extinguisher (with no trigger lock ;)) and first aid kit, house has a field surgical kit, the usual MREs, car bailout kits include sterno and cold weather gear, axes and saws, boltcutters. Home has dry and canned goods, fireplace, many acres of corn behind us (not ours, but good clear field of fire, and edible in emergency) and military Arctic gear and the new rucks.

And I make knives for a living. You better BELIEVE my 6 year old knows where the arteries are on the human thigh. :evil: We're all better than average with bayonet and butt, machete, sword and knife, kung fu or gun fu.

If I have to, I can forge barrels instead of blades.

No dogs. Noisy, crap in the yard and want walked and fed. A 12 gauge is easier.

[tomkatz]

Ruger revolver and a surefire light next to the bed, 2 half shepherds and a half rottie, all female and a little bitchy.
Wifes side her kahr k9.
Walk in closet(where we will hole up, make a stand etc)reinforced door with double deadbolts, 12 guage shotgun, cz 75 with two loaded 16 rounders, ak47 with two 30 rounders, pepper spray, plus, my latest innovation, a hidden escape door that can put us outside.........tom

[duckfoot]

Renforced door frames and metal firedoors with doublesided keyed dead bolts, in the hall and bedrooms(gets more than a few comments from visitors intill its explained) Mossy 590 loaded with fluff and cuddlies on her side ot the bed and HK USP 45 on mine with Hydros, plus a cell phone.

[semf]

Entry alarm, locked bedroom door, cell phone, .38 Taurus 85, Randal 1911, old Warner SxS cut down to 18". Wife has a knife , I'd be more afraid of her knife.

[Dionysusigma]

Here in the dorms...

1) Armed security, actually somewhat trustworthy :)
2) Two sets of locked doors
3) 2nd floor room, stairs only accessible indoors
4) Thick concrete walls
5) Various knives hidden in various places, most are sharp :D
6) Cordless phone
7) A variety of exits (relatively confusing to an uninformed attacker)
8) And if all else fails, an ex-Marine roommate with a 4 D-cell Maglite and a KA-BAR

No firearms allowed on college capuses. :fire:
















But does WD-40 and a lighter work?:evil:

[jercamp45]

Alarm on doors and windows
Cell phone
three .45 auto's stashed here and there...one under pillow or on hip
lotsa mags
38 snubby in robe pocket
several flashlights, knives and impact devices
a grumpy disposition when awakened suddenly
lotsa training
nasty attitude
bandaid(to say I rendered first aid)
that's it at the moment
Jercamp45

[Jeff Timm]

The incisive Happy Bob said Sorry, I don't have an arsenal.

Lets see, Mel Tappan called it a "personal battery." I forget who said it was a "Defensive Suite, Hunting Suite, Target Suite depending on purpose."

I usually call it "my collection."

Geoff
Who will have to consider his vocabulary.:confused:

[ruger fan 101]

A attack trained goldfish and a nerf ball bat. Have to be careful about the law suits!!! I with a lot of the other posts. 45 and 12ga. Hard to beat a shotgun!!!!

[Norton]

WD-40 and a lighter!! LMAO.....boy that brings back some memories! Many a hornets' nest met it's end as result of some well-placed poor man's napalm:D

[Mark Tyson]

A .45 and a shotgun seems to be the preferred combination here. Seems formidible enough to me for most situations.

[ojibweindian]

12 gauge

.38Spl

various rifles

Uses for the 12 and the .38 are obvious. The rifles are for rabid dogs and other pissed off beasties.

[Bigjake]

Big mean 11/87, best of both worlds! shotgun and an autoshucker at that! backing that up is a colt python .357

[Firefighter]

Winchester 1300 12 gauge....9mm Glock, fire extinguisher, cellular phone and a wife who sleeps very lightly

[rick314]

Here`s the entry alarm

http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data/500/4362SATCHMO_2-med.jpg

[Baba Louie]

Early warning neighbor dog. Barks at anything on the street near his or our house from his fenced in front yard.
His "Stranger Approaching" barking sets off our five dogs; 3 Labs, 1 Rottie and 1 very old, deaf and mostly blind Viszla bird dog (he can still bark but it sounds like a braying donkey) at least four or five times a day. Once a night is a sure bet as well.
Early warning fleet of 3 caged Cockateils. Guranteed to start shrieking when someone enters house.
Two attack cats at foot of bed. They ought be good for something. Maybe if they were thrown at an intruder they'd latch aholt of something important. Probably not tho'.

Kinda remind you of the Bremen Musicians fable, neh?

If anyone gets through that alive...
One "Meaner than a Snake" G/F, followed by...
One Glock 26 with spare mag, flashlight and cell phone nearby.

I sleep well.

Adios

[Ukraine Train]

Luckily for me I live off campus so I can have guns. I keep a Mossberg 500 loaded with #1 buck 'cruiser ready' between my bed and wall, hunting knife on the other side. Keep my bedroom door locked at night, lights on in the hallway. The side of the house has a light that I keep on, also. After I turn 21 I'll have a handgun of some sort too.

I need a light to put on the shotgun but alas paying for tuition has left me near broke heh. I'm thinking about making a mount for my mini maglite in the machine shop, though, along with a switch on the end of a curly cord from a cell phone charger.

[jrhead75]

Win 1300 12ga w/mixed load of #4s & 00
Glock 30 .45
SAR-1 AK w/4 30 rounders ready to go
KBAR
Really ill-tempered wife
4 evil black assault cats, specially trained to make walking through a darkened house dang near impossible.

[CrudeGT]

Still need a few things, but as for now:

maverick88, loaded with 5 shots of stuff that really doesn't feel good when they hit, next to my bed

Ruger p89, 2 pre-ban clips, one with all hydrashoks, another with varying one hydrashok, 2 hollow point one hydrashok, etc...

Baseball bat next to bedroom door, cell phone, 2 pairs of police issue handcuffs.

And a multitude of little heavy things to throw at someone.

Ohh, and until I finish them, a case of full beer cans, those are normally reserved for after the event, but if i need something to throw, they're close by.

[Brian Dale]

The clairvoyant Jeff Timm referred to me as:The incisive Happy Bob Wow- how did you know that I have really sharp knives, axes, bayonets, a good cleaver and the like all over my house? :D You're right; I like sharp things. I hope I didn't annoy people with my word-geek tendencies, though.

Tady45, I haven't seen a response to your question HUM... I see a lot of 12ga...I have been thinking on getting one, to add to my H&K45 and Mini 14. With so many, what is the best? If "best" is a good word...I want a shorter model, with the biggest capacity? Any ideas? The "Big Four" pumps are all very popular, and the Remington 870 and Mossy 590 series seem to be particular favorites. My SGs are all Remington autoloaders, but I feel the need for an 870. My life seems somehow incomplete without one. :evil:

Reliability and fit matter the most, IMO; there are a lot of folks here who know a lot more about choosing a HD SG than I do. I wanted to at least let you know that your Q had been read. If you search on "Home Defense Shotgun" here at THR, you'll have plenty of questions answered.

In my earlier post, I neglected to mention my four-legged alarm system: Sam the Wonder Dog sleeps under the bed. The cats are useless, but he's very good.

Drag about "no firearms on campus," dionysusigma, but a lot of people around the world have learned (the very short, very hard way) that a Marine with a Ka-Bar is not a good target.

[Bainx]

Alarm system

G30

870

AK

Extremely loud guitar amplifier

[4v50 Gary]

Doors, locks, alarms, fleet feet and an arsenal of epithets. OK, there's a few guns and most of them are inexpensive. Use your cheapest since anything used will be confiscated.

[Moparmike]

At the moment, the only thing I have ammo for is the 12ga. I have ammo for the 8mm Mauser, but steel-cored 8mm Turkish moving @ 2600-2800fps is not a good BG stopper. It will put his car out of action if needbe though.:evil:

I also have the Beagle of Ultimate Cuteness. She can make people "coooo" and "awwww, wat a cooot beagawey poopy dawg....", holding them spell bound on command. She also has what is known as the Puppy Force™ :scrutiny: :scrutiny: , which allows her to augment gravity (20lb dog is suddenly 100lbs...), convince guests to give her cheese (ala ObiWan's "These arent the droids you are looking for..."), and oddly enough opening the fridge without touching it. I kid you not, I have personally witnessed it at least 4 times, as well has other family members. She also has the "Baying of Ultimate Terror™." Well, at least to the squirrels anyway. I think she could put these useful skills to use. It would be my luck though that she would give up some of the valueables for some good cheese or spam though.:uhoh:

On top of that, there is no place in the house that anyone can step without making a sound. I have tried the whole "Ninja" thing. Its impossible.

[Dorian]

firearms? aren't firearms guns? aren't guns bad?

[Langenator]

Remington 870 with 00 buck in the corner by the nightstand

Colt Delta Elite 10mm on my side, Kimber .45 on the wife's side

3-D cell Maglite, Mini-maglite too

Cordless (landline) phone + cell phone

Doors are all on the far end of the house. Potential bad thing, though, when the baby arrives-baby's room will be between me and any bad guy. But any bad guy will not want to be between the naked man with the shotgun and his kid.

Equipment wish list:

Surefire foregrip for the shotgun
Surefire light for the Kimber
Surefire light for my USP Tactical (on the grounds that 12+1 .45 is better than 8+1 10mm)

And once the baby arrives, the house will have strategically deployed toys throughout. :p

[CleverNickname]

Extremely loud guitar amplifier

Pre- or post-ban? Too bad if it's post-ban, because then it couldn't go to 11. :D

[lawcox]

Two story apartment, ground level windows on both floors, exit doors on both floors. At night in bedroom, second floor; 10mm Glock, 9mm Taurus, 20 gauge double barrel, flashlight, and duty belt equipment in closet if needed. Daytime, off duty, typically the 9mm Taurus is downstairs with me in the closet by the door, along with a pair of escrima sticks if I get desperate.

[chaim]

If they get past those, I fix the bayonet on my Mosin-Nagant and teach them about what makes the green grass grow. Hmm, I'm thinking a weapon with a bayonet would scare someone enough to turn and run. If that doesn't do it by itself it might help to have the person holding it to be screaming the answers to the following questions until his eyes bulge out:

"What makes the grass grow"
"What makes the flowers grow"
and "What is the spirit of the bayonet"

The answers at Ft. Jackson in late '89 and early '90 were: "Blood, blood, blood makes the grass grow", "Guts, guts, guts make the flowers grow", and "To kill, to kill, to kill without mercy" screamed at the top of your lungs.


Seriously now, my "arsenal" is:
-several knives (3 defensive folders, an outdoor type folder and a bowie knife)
-a 3 D cell Maglite (blunt force weapon if needed)
-2 canisters of pepper spray
-one or two of several guns are loaded and ready (the Taurus 85 is almost always one of them, and often/usually on my person when in the house)
-an SKS, unloaded but with 10-20 loaded stripper clips nearby (for the totally unexpected).

Guns that are usually in the rotation:
-Colt Police Posititive Special in .38spl. It is reliable, reasonably accurate and it was cheap so if taken as evidence if used in a self defense shooting I won't be out much if it doesn't come back or if it gets messed up. This is used (due to not being much of a loss) about 80-90% of the time.
-S&W 65LS (usually loaded with +Ps). I love this gun.
-Charles Daly 1911
-CZ 75B
-very rarely my Bersa Thunder .380 is in the Taurus' place. It is a good gun, it is accurate, it is reliable, but I just like the snub better (wow, I never thought I would have said something like that- especially after my Taurus 605 which was too heavy and no fun to shoot).

I no longer use my S&W 586 or 19 for HD use. Good guns, but I'd hate to lose them if collected as evidence and then lost or broken (of course several of my guns that I use I'd hate to lose just as much- esp. the 65LS, CZ and Daly).

Soon to come:
Either a shotgun, .223 carbine (Mini-14 most likely), or .357 or .44mag lever carbine to take the place of the SKS. I need a long gun that is more suited to the more probable home defense situations.

[outfieldjack]

Glock 22, Streamlight, Mossy 590.

[foghornl]

Springy "Champion" Model 1911-A1 is the bedside table companion.

Next up is the Maverick 88 by Mossberg.

After that, The Most Serious Artillery...US Rifle Cal .30 M-1 Popularly known as The Garand

[OEF_VET]

S&W 686 with Hydra-shoks and Crimson Trace grips

Mossberg 500 "Cruiser"

Kel-Tec P32 when I remember to bring it in from the truck

cell phone

several knives

near the bed in boxes: cuffs, ASP, OC spray, more guns, extra ammo, flashlights

under the bed: SAR-1

[SnWnMe]

I am not about staging weapons around the house. I don't want to help arm any intruders after all. I guess I am getting complacent out here in suburbia.

Anyway, back to the topic:

1. I have a little anklebiter. Her job is to wake me up.

2. I keep a 20ga Win 1300 with 5 rounds, a 625 with 12 rounds and a 442 with 10 rounds.

3. My wife gets the 625 and calls the cops. I'll get the boomstick and the 442. We'll announce the fact that we are ready and have called the cops to our guests (by yelling I guess). Then we'll cover the bedroom door. No confrontations for me. I am in Kalifornia.

4. Hope that nobody tries to enter the bedroom. For their sake.

[MJRW]

I don't think I would even bother waking up for an intruder.

He's guarding the house.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=554226

Not pictured is his back up. German Shepherd with a Remington 870.

[brian0128]

1) Glock 23 with M6 light in cheapy Unkle Mikes holster mounted to back of headboard with 6 loaded hi caps placed strategically around the house....2 in bedroom, 2 in hall closet (good cover spot for someone coming down the hall) 1 in computer room, and 1 in living room for coving the kitchen.
2)Springfield Operator in the nightstand with a Surefire flashlight loaded with Ranger's and 3 extra mags next to it.
3)Moss 590 12 gauge Pump Action w/ Speed-Feed synthetic stock, Ghost Ring Sights, 9-shot capacity, 20" barrel, with a LMT flashlight mounted on it loaded alternately with slug/#1 Buck mounted in a gun rack that was made for police cars that I bought from Galls and a cartridge belt that holds 25 rounds next to it.
4)Whatever carry gun I was using that day on top of my dresser in a holster and an extra mag.
5)Cell phone to call the coroner when it's over.:D J/K it's to call the police before anything happens.

[ReadyontheRight]

A "Beware of Dog" sign for each door -- 99 cents each.

And a few thundersticks including the required .45, shotgun and M1 Garand.

[Edward429451]

Upgrade particle board doorframes.
Chain locks.
ADT.
Brinks.
Personal Alarm.
Life Alert.
Whistle.
EBS.
Yapper.
Manual of begging for mercy in the 21st Century.
Oh and if they're really hardcore BG's, Pepper Spray.

[BHPshooter]

Upstairs we have two dogs that don't take kindly to uninvited strangers. Sally, a 50 lb. English Springer Spaniel is getting old, but she's still fierce.

Molly, my brothers dog, is a 75 lb. Black Labrador who sharpens her teeth daily. Her bark rattles your guts. My brother got her when I was away at college, and one day during Christmas break, I went into his bedroom at night to get something I left in there. I startled Molly, and let's just suffice it to say that I pity any BG that startles Molly. :uhoh:

I sleep in the basement, and the stairway is impossible to touch without making racket. Under my pillow I keep one of my Hi Powers, lately the FEG, and the other right next to my bed. The Mossy is in the room too, but I don't currently have any ammo for it. :scrutiny:

Wes

[kernal_panic]

i got 2 blackhawk industries tactical felines.

no i'm not kiding i seriously have 2 crazy black cats that all they do all day and night is beat the ???? out of each other. its pure entertainmet of its own. i keep a rossi 971 .357 magnum next to my door (do you really want to enter a gun fight with something that doesn't say "remington magnum" on it?) so i can fight my way to ar-15s and the ak.

[Prodigalshooter]

MJRW, that is a beautiful dog!
Oh, nice rifle too.;)
My HD tools vary almost every night, like to spread the love around,
so they don't get jealous!:p

[Revolver Justice]

I have various S&W .38Spl k-frames around the house a Glock 19 on my hip. I am planning to buy some NEF single-shot 12 gauges to put around the house. I got this idea from reading Stuart Lake's biography of Wyatt Earp. Apparently he kept shotguns stashed around Dodge City at various friendly establishments.

[PlayboyPenguin]

I have 3 small dogs that are very good early warning systems, I have motion lights on all sides of my home, and threshold sensors on the doors and windows of the house. I would have internal motion sensors also but the three dogs and two cats kind of make that impossible. As for my firearm choise. My HD gun is a .357mag Taurus 65.

[Rampant_Colt]

Glock 22 loaded with 165gr. RA40TA 'Ranger' Talons incl. Insight Technology M3 light.
That will take me to my 870 loaded with Winchester low recoil 00 Buck. i also have a bandolier with 25 low recoil slugs and buckshot.

TEOTWAWKI scenario i have my SAR-1 loaded with steel core Chinese ammo with lots of spare mags and Wolf ammunition.

[Mannlicher]

arsenal? Whats an arsenal?

[Moondoggie]

Got a set of 4 First Alert alarms on sale somewhere for $9.99...goodness sakes they are annoyingly loud!

25 pounds of attack Lhasa Apso...he is absolutely fearless and HATES strangers.

Various firearms about the residence...gotta love that empty nest!

Lights, K Bar, phones, armed wife.....yep.

Our local PD has 10 officers + 4 in the SO...I'm not counting on a lot of help in a hurry. A guy ought to be able to look out for himself inside his own home.

[murph50]

I live in a bad area of town.
Wife is handicapped--bed or wheelchair.
Most guns are in the safe--I don't need an intruder finding one.
Wife is always armed with a S&W 38 Sp when I'm gone.
When I'm home--Mossberg 500 12ga by my bed and a handgun is within my reach or on my person at all times. I'm partial to 9mm's
Back yard has a high fence and good lighting. Front yard --good lighting and a clear view.
I've rigged my back porch door with my own devised locking system which is hard to figure out if you don't know how it works. If someone tries to get in they will have to make a lot of noise.
I have also been collecting knives for years.
I was born and raised in Camden NJ--so my street sense and ability to handle bad situations is quite good or nasty depending on how you look at it.( a clean fight is one where you've taken a shower before you hit the SOB with everything you've got --LOL).
Also something else which I feel is real important--I know all of my good neighbors.We watch out for each other.The bad neighbors and gang bangers know me just well enough not to mess with me --my wife--my property or my good neighbors.
I've been in this house since 1983 and it's worked so far.Other than some childish type stuff--never had a major problem.
I've had to call LE many times and the reponse time here is real good. That is somewhat comforting but not something I will rely on. I believe in having all my bases covered.
Jack

[yahkohb]

Biological Intruder Detection and Elimination System (BIDES):

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/yahkohb/dogs.jpg

If that doesn't work: Kimber 1911 and a couple AR-15s:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/yahkohb/5.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/yahkohb/4.jpg

[melrinh_13]

i have a homemade phone+laptop rig censer on my front and back door. the laptop has video. so i know when someone is here. i personally would rather detain someone than kill in self defense. i have many knives, a sword. 2 fully auto paintball guns, with easy power-adjusters, for either distraction or just to push someone out with an endless barrage. and they're colored and easy to spot driving away. i have a sword: 20lbs, 4+1/2 feet long, sharpened. i'm making another sword. forged armor, thick enough to stop a shotgun. shields; also thick. a spear, several wood poles. my parents have a .22 rifle in their closet, and a .22 pistol, plenty of ammo. i don't have any guns, except a BB gun. i have a longbow and a hunting bow, with ~10 arrows apiece. 10 with razors 10 not. if needed, we have bolt-locks on all inside doors, which i would think the attackers would rather use to hide from us... *evil* oh, i almost forgot my huge Akita dog. she's beautiful, i have no idea of her weight, she's twice as big as me, though. you don't want to wake her up. ever.

[ChCx2744]

I guess it would go in this order:
1) Grab Glock 20
2) Grab Bushmaster E2S M4A3
3) Grab the level III vest and strap it on right quick
4) Get out of quick-peek or cut-the-pie view
5) Dial 911 and tell them to rush the call
6) Key up on the radio and tell them again, because of the time-lapse delay between call-ins and dispatch
7) Stand by and take appropriate action(s)

:)

The 870, G26, 92G and Sigma .40 would be in other places in the residence, so I wouldn't be able to get to them as fast as what I mentioned...lol

[ccsniper]

9mm above my head on headboard, 12 next to my bed, cell on table next to 12.

[chuckusaret]

I have:
1. Outdoor motion detector lighting system
2. Security system with indoor/outdoor video 3. Deadbolt reinforced entry doors
4. Mossberg 500 12 ga Pursuader loaded with 1st round 000 buck followed by 7 rifled slugs.
5. XD 40 cal sub compact loaded with Federal JHP Hydra-shoks
6. A wife who is very possessive of her toys.

[WoofersInc]

First is the early warning radar supplied by 4 Chocolate Labs. They feel the need to tell me any and every movement that occurs outside of and near the house. Once I'm up and ready there is a XD45 in the nightstand and a Mossberg 590 close by.

[AriKona]

Outdoor security lighting system - no light bulbs.
Excellent security system - unmonitored and turned off.
No dogs or other animals that might warn of intruders.
Signs warning intruders that "the homeowner is armed and nothing is worth risking their life for inside" at all entrances.
The necessary equipment to authenticate the signs validity.
The necessary ammunition to keep certain equipment loaded.
The necessary mindset to use the equipment when appropriate.
Equipment includes, but is not limited to: .223, .45 and 12 gauge.
A telephone. For what, I don't know.

[Spot]

me: .38 Special loaded with Planet Wrecker Special loads.

Friend: .44 Magnum pistol.

Friend's wife: 12 gauge.

3 4-legged ankle biters.

[UhKlem]

I have a hive of miniature dachshunds. As few invaders bother to armor their ankles, these have a nice distracting effect along with their really annoying sonorous bark. Any invaders who subsequently look up from their bloody ankles after dispatching my freak canine german eugenics experiments will then discover the business end of german hammer-forged engineering. And God help any commissioned functionary dressed in a tactical badger uniform. ;-)

In our next lesson we'll discuss escape tunnels and dual-species canned survival rations...

[Dr. Fresh]

S&W Model 59 with an extra mag

Mossberg 500A with 7 shells in the mag

H&R 9-shot .22 revolver